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39 As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken to me: but profane ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols.
An elder brother, as in Genesis 10:21, signifies the internal church.
(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 1222)